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y separately published work icon Five Days Lost sequence   poetry  
  • Author:agent Thomas Shapcott http://www.poetrylibrary.edu.au/poets/shapcott-thomas-w
Issue Details: First known date: 1970... 1970 Five Days Lost
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First Day i "The sun slits open the forest at the sides; light", Thomas Shapcott , 1989 single work poetry
— Appears in: Selected Poems 1956-1988 1989; (p. 83)
Second Day i "Scratch of cane, of lawyer-cane", Thomas Shapcott , 1989 single work poetry
— Appears in: Selected Poems 1956-1988 1989; (p. 84)
Third Day i "I have washed my hands and arms and the water was cold.", Thomas Shapcott , 1989 single work poetry
— Appears in: Selected Poems 1956-1988 1989; (p. 85)
Fourth Day i "I know she is waiting. I will not break.", Thomas Shapcott , 1989 single work poetry
— Appears in: Selected Poems 1956-1988 1989; (p. 86)
Fifth Day i "My tracks are everywhere leading into voices", Thomas Shapcott , 1989 single work poetry
— Appears in: Selected Poems 1956-1988 1989; (p. 87)

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • 1970 .
      Extent: 1 ms. score (63p.)p.
      (Manuscript) assertion
      Note/s:
      • Monologues with music (Orchestra).
      • For speaker and orchestra. t.p.
      • Commissioned for and performed at the Festival of Perth, 1970.

      Holdings

      Held at: University of Queensland University of Queensland Library Architecture and Music Library
      Local Id: M1625 .B89F4
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon Selected Poems 1956-1988 Thomas Shapcott , St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 1989 Z400789 1989 selected work poetry The poems span some thirty years of his publications, from his early Shabbytown Calendar (1971) to poems from his recent novel, The Search For Galina. The first section is a sampler of his range and style. The following sections move chronologically including verse from his novels and performance poetry as well as his latest unpublished poems. (Publisher's blurb, back cover) St Lucia : University of Queensland Press , 1989 pg. 83-87
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